đ The Curiosity Files #31
Curiously exploring the mysteries of our past, present, and future
âCuriosity is its own reason. Arenât you in awe when you contemplate the mysteries of eternity, of life, of the marvellous structure behind reality?â Albert Einstein
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Twice a week, Iâll journey through the most fascinating discoveries across ancient history, human origins, space, consciousness, cutting-edge science and the unexplained.
đ„ Top Stories
Academic gatekeeping is slowing down major archaeological breakthroughsâŠ
When and where the first wheel may have been inventedâŠ
Neanderthal migration routes mapped across Europe and EurasiaâŠ
DNA evidence suggests early Polish royals may have come from ScotlandâŠ
Mysterious 300,000-year-old skull doesnât match any known human speciesâŠ
Supernova blasts may have triggered Earthâs abrupt climate shiftsâŠ
Solar Orbiter captures first-ever images of the Sunâs chaotic south poleâŠ
Does language connect us to the worldâor is it all self-referential illusion?
Our brains may go blank up to 20% of the timeâwhy it mattersâŠ
Brain âdialâ may separate imagination from perceived realityâŠ
Scientists discover a âuniversal ruleâ shaping all biodiversity on EarthâŠ
Aromatic origins of petrichor: the poetic science behind the smell of rainâŠ
New theory challenges how proteins helped spark the origin of lifeâŠ
Skin cells âscreamâ for help when damagedâŠ
UFOs disabled U.S. nuclear missiles, claims top Air Force veteranâŠ
Pentagon official says UFOs show flight capabilities we still canât replicateâŠ
Mathematicians uncover why time canât run backwardâŠ
Gravitational lensing could unlock hidden truths about universeâs structureâŠ
and much, much moreâŠ.
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Life as No One Knows It: The Physics of Life's Emergence by Sara Imari Walker
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